inexpensive (cheap!) wine in London
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inexpensive (cheap!) wine in London
We are taking a cruise that departs from Southampton - we are allowed to bring 2 bottles of wine onboard. I have not been to London in years - I'm more a fan of Italy and have taken several crusies that departed from the port that Rome uses. In Rome I can purchase some, ahem, delightful wine in a box for about 2E - so far my impressinon of London is that it is much more expensive than Rome - how much can I expect to find some inexpensive wine for in that city?
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thank you for your replies - yes I figured there was wine in Southampton but did not know how convenient it would be to where our ship is docked.
I'm a "two buck chuck" girl and have encountered few house wines thruout my travels in Italy that were not drinkkable.
I'm a "two buck chuck" girl and have encountered few house wines thruout my travels in Italy that were not drinkkable.
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i am assuming that the limit is 2 bottles or the equivalent (1.5 l)- not two boxes or a box that, for example, equals three bottles.
the floor price of a mostly drinkable .75l bottle of wine in the uk has gone up over the last year or so but the lower limit is now about £4 to £4.50 per bottle as a conservative estimate. most of it will be drinkable (especially red).
on a side note (and with respect to the OP), i believe your question is simple - how much is a bottle of wine in London? talking about boxes of wine in italy confuses people and leads to the many irrelevant posts you see here.
the floor price of a mostly drinkable .75l bottle of wine in the uk has gone up over the last year or so but the lower limit is now about £4 to £4.50 per bottle as a conservative estimate. most of it will be drinkable (especially red).
on a side note (and with respect to the OP), i believe your question is simple - how much is a bottle of wine in London? talking about boxes of wine in italy confuses people and leads to the many irrelevant posts you see here.
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How convenient to where you are docked is a fair question, and really depends on how you were getting from London to Southampton.
If by taxi/car you might ask the driver to pop into the Tesco at junction 9 of the M3 at Winchester. Literally just off the motorway. You are almost certainly correct in finding it easier to buy in London
As far as wine in Italy is concerned, I have bought some superb stuff at Vini Sfuzi shops in Lucca and Siena for < €2 for a litre. Admittedly it is hit and miss, but I have never bought anything undrinkable.
If by taxi/car you might ask the driver to pop into the Tesco at junction 9 of the M3 at Winchester. Literally just off the motorway. You are almost certainly correct in finding it easier to buy in London
As far as wine in Italy is concerned, I have bought some superb stuff at Vini Sfuzi shops in Lucca and Siena for < €2 for a litre. Admittedly it is hit and miss, but I have never bought anything undrinkable.
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walkinaround is quite correct, we have muddied the waters with discussions of Italian wines.
So in summary about half of the price of a "cheap" wine is tax in the UK which is why it is so expensive. You should be able to get perfectly drinkable stuff for £5 a bottle
So in summary about half of the price of a "cheap" wine is tax in the UK which is why it is so expensive. You should be able to get perfectly drinkable stuff for £5 a bottle
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The docks are not convenient for any kind of shopping. We found the wine on the Queen Mary 2 to be priced from quite reasonable ( $10.00 a bottle to very expensive. I think if you take your own bottle to the dining room they charge corkage, so buying on board might come out to ner the same.